The Geek

8.9

At it’s absolute last drinkable moment in time. Opened and decanted (for sediment), the cork crumbled and disintegrated. This wine was delicious and beautiful...for about an hour. I went back and tried what was left about an hour and a half after opening it and it had already become “vermouth”, as a server at an Italian restaurant once told me about a too-old bottle of Barolo he’d tried. Drink them now if you have them, and do it quickly!

millennialwinegeek.com — 6 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.4

A beauty with great depth. Lovely. Great balance and well interested tannins. Lovely. But lots of life left. — 7 years ago

with Michael and David

Jack Petras

9.1

1995 vintage. Still deep purple red, subtle earthy leather aromas with a burst of fresh red raspberries mid palate. Lots of herbal hints like anise and tarragon. Finished with graphite and iron. Changed with each sip. Very nice mature and fully approachable left bank beauty. — 7 years ago

Eric Casias

8.9

Was a little oxidized. Wasn’t stored properly for a couple of years. But, still had some life left in it. — 8 years ago

Brian Stotter

9.6

PnP at a friend's house. Wonderful nose of blackberry, black currant, dried blueberries, cedar, eucalyptus, and tobacco that keeps intensifying with time in the glass. Full body with fully-integrated tannins and a long complex finish that fluctuates between black fruits, organic earth, and eucalyptus. Everything about this wine is in perfect harmony right now but it still has plenty of life left. — 8 years ago

David From The 504

9.2

Go to bottle of Hermitage, good price point Syrah what else to say! Plenty of time left in this. — 9 years ago

Berg

9.3

Hint of blackberry, band-aids, roses, leather, tobacco, slight asparagus. Has the big, grippy tannins of a much younger wine. Probably 2 decades easy left here. — 9 years ago

George Chen

9.6

This 73 drank better than any of the bottles in my two cases left! French Laundry gang handled the bottle with aplomb and clean as a whistle. Pure fruit, melted tannins and solid acid backbone. The first nose was all Martha's with the distinct Eucalyptus minty nose and lengthy complexity for over 3 hours. A true classic that is outlasting the legendary 74!!! — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.5

With lots of life left — 10 years ago

with John

Greg Gregory

9.2

The right bank wine of the night. Still some baby fat at the outset but incredibly alive with years left. — 11 years ago

with Don

Charles Schneider

9.1

Showing well for the age. Texture was pure silk. Good bit of fruit still left in the old bones. Can't wait to show Jean-Louis Carbonnier. — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

1978 Chuck Hope left beverage job, moved to Paso Robles, became farmer, & top grape grower. Working with his father, Austin led family into winemaking in ‘95, creating his label in 2000. Grapes from 5 small blocks of Paso Robles AVAs, aged in 75% new French oak, 18 mos. Dark Ruby, aromas of sweet ripe black fruits & dried smoky spices. Flavors of ripe blackberry, sweet cacao, espresso & vanilla oak. Big wine, fine tannins that needed 45 minutes, long fruit finish. The 15% ABV, slight burn, but ok. Nice! — 6 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

A very enjoyable Left Bank Bordeaux. Showing red and black fruits with earth, vegetables, spices, tobacco leaf, wet leaves, black tea and black pepper.

This great vintage red is still young, and needs another 5 to 10 years of bottle time. Already showing nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Long finish with firm tannins and tangy raspberries.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and show the tannins and complexity.

Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.

A blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 3% Petite Verdot.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$70. — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.6

Now this is what I’m talking about! Wonderful! Dark purple color. 1+ hour decant and could use even more. Drinking beautifully but still has years left in it! Massive cigar box on the nose. Wine is very Bordeaux like as it is deep, well structured, and has an excellent balance of fruit and smoke. If you drink it fast it tastes like the best bbq in the world! Long finish. Absolutely love this and it will only get better!! — 7 years ago

with Brooke

Sara Stuckey

9.1

I’d never heard of “White” Pinot Noir before, but I’m sitting in a restaurant and it was on the “by the glass” list, so here we are.

This does not suck. It’s quite refreshing, actually. I’m a big fan of Sauvignon Blanc and I’d say this splits the difference between the crisp fruitiness of the Sav Blanc and the über-lightness of a Pinot Grigio.

Also, is it weird that I seem to detect a hint of blue cheese in this wine. (A good thing, I think). I don’t know the vintage of this bottle, but I could recommend it! — 8 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.7

Soft and earthy. Notes of fresh brewed coffee and still showing nice soft mature plums. Extremely well balanced and soft elegant tannins. 27 years young is this Napa or southern left bank. This is a beauty!! — 9 years ago

with Frank

Jeff Choy

9.0

Still a lot of life left despite the vintage. After decanting for an hour it is hard to find any flaw with it. — 9 years ago

Andrew S

9.3

Leather, pine, bay leaf, currant. Still plenty of power left. Nice mix of fruit and earth and old and new. — 10 years ago

David Taylor

9.5

Just a really great milk stout. Hard to beat it, especially with the on point addition of nitro. — 10 years ago

Richard Crone

9.2

Aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis! Still an easy 10 years left of aging potential. — 10 years ago

Matthew Beckman

9.3

Lovely nose of cherry and tobacco...plenty of time left for this but approachable now. My wine of the night — 11 years ago

Brett Francis

9.1

This was quite flavorful and interesting. It had some jam, blackberry, hints of leather and smoke. It had a nice mouthfeel and a medium finish. All in all this was the standout of the night, but still young. — 6 years ago

Kirk F

9.2

Special birth year bottle for a milestone birthday this week. The cork was almost entirely intact and we double decanted to catch all the sediment. A beautiful brick color in the glass, evolving over 4 hours and drinking nicely. Plenty of fruit left and I also picked up a little salinity/olive savoriness. Glad a few friends popped by to share this with me #50inquarantine #socialdistancing 🍷😷🙌🏻 — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

Tonight I have the pleasure of tasting the 2012 Château Montrose Saint-Estèphe. 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

The nose has beautiful aromas of black currant, black cherry, blackberry, rose's, mushroom, pencil shavings, herbs, eucalyptus and mocha.

A very expressive palate of black currant, blackberry, black cherry, cassis, black pepper and green bell pepper.

This wine is full bodied with a silky smooth mouth feel, medium + acidity and medium + mouth coating tannins that extend out to a long clean dark fruit finish. A captivating wine to say the least and just another example of a left bank Bordeaux done right from Château Montrose. Enjoy your weekend and may your December be very eventful. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Steve Martinelli

9.4

Coming into its own now, but has more years left on her. Lots of juicy red fruit, red flowers and some savory meaty undertones that balance out the wine. A stunning wine that will get better! — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Wine of the night. This wine had EXCELLENT fruit, and showed NO VISIBLE SIGNS of decline. Great powerful blackberry. I was guessing 01 Stag's Leap or Rutherford. Turns out it was Caymus SS 01, but I was second guessing myself on the year because it was a very purple color into the decanter and showing well. The wine had great vanilla on the front, blackberry on the front, and a more youthful middle and finish with some herb. This wine has 10 years left in it no doubt. Whoever cut this one off at 2017 has no idea. This one literally showed no signs of decline whatsoever. Drink by date 2007 - 2030. — 9 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.5

Refinement and plushness reminiscent of the right bank with a quiet firmness of the lower left bank. — 10 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

Beautiful nose., a little funk., dark inky and very., very much alive. Almost surprised at how much fruit I pick up and of course the traditional charcoals notes. Drinking superbly. I now only have 3 left 😩 — 10 years ago

with Tara and Christine

Skip Smyser

9.5

Drinking perfection.🇺🇸🍷A rich robust red blend that is dominantly Cabernet. At 15 still has years of quality left in it. Long lingering mid pallet red fruit flavor. Just great🍷 — 11 years ago

Cameron Parry

9.4

Bright, fresh, tons of life left in it. Great fruit, crisp acid, silky tannins. Yum! — 11 years ago